Thomas Aquinas Parish & Church was founded by Father Michael Lawlor.Michael was baptized in Rahan, Offaly in 1846. His family emigrated in 1850. Church in Rocky 2. Rocky II (1979) - Rocky Balboa Weds Adrian youtu.be/nx_kgSIwW7c?si… via YouTube

Fundraiser by Danny leavy : Ofalia House , Cornelius Heeney Walk , Saturday May 31st . gofundme.com/f/cornelius-he…

I’m in Tullamore, Ireland with my beloved Sister Mary Bosco! She’s 100 years old and she taught me when I was just a little boy. Choosing is always important for God – He chooses us! I thank God for Sister Bosco’s vocation, the call of Pope Leo, for St. Matthias, and for my

Thank you Sally-Ann Barrett and Midlands 103 for the invite to speak on the Offaly men and women who took part in the American Civil War. Minute 16:35 . midlands103.com/podcasts/satur… americasoffalyheroes.com Offaly History Damian Shiels

Patrick Dunne was born in Tullamore ,County Offaly in 1831.He emigrated in 1849 not long after the failed 1848 rebellion in Ireland . He was one of the founders of the Irish Republic Newspaper in Chicago in 1867 and a leading member of the Fenian Brotherhood .His son Edward

The MacDermott family plot in St.Charles Cemetery ,Farmingdale NY . Two brothers and two sisters of Sean MacDermott are laid to rest here ,Seamus ,Donal ,Mary and Rose . Sean was one of the seven leaders of the 1916 Rising in Ireland and he was executed for his

Staten Island has three sites associated with famine Irish graves .Today I visited two of them .Sadly for many thousands who survived the crossing they would get no further than the Quarantine Hospital. IRISH STEW Podcast Glucksman Ireland House NYU National Famine Museum | Strokestown Park

A few years to collect and the work of a true craftsman’s to complete .Thanks to Rustem Gungor for the bookbinding work on this collection , The complete Harper’s Weekly Newspaper collection 1861-1865 .It covers all five years of the American Civil War with battlefield images

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1936 Coney Island Feis . Rev. Temple was from Shannon Harbour ,Offaly . The Rose MacDermott mentioned was a sister of 1916 rising leader Sean MacDiarmada . Rose worked in the parish with Father Temple for many years .Offaly History K'clogher Heritage

This photograph of 1916 rising leader Sean MacDiarmada with his sisters Kate and Rose was recently discovered in a Brooklyn home once owned by the sisters . In 1912, Seán Mac Diarmada traveled to the US to attend the Clan na Gael convention in Atlantic City, NJ .He was a

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It’s sad to see this plaque in such bad condition . It marks the location of the first Presidential Manor . What is now the ramp to the Brooklyn Bridge . IRISH STEW Podcast

Danny Leavy Visits Philadelphia National Cemetery, Paying Tribute To William Delaney (1842-1862). A Union Soldier Born In Daingean, Co. Offaly. americasoffalyheroes.com/2026/03/27/dan… Offaly History The Irish at War Damian Shiels